Carl Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Hi All. Wondering if anyone can help with this potential Songfact: Song Name: Can't Buy me Love Artist: The Beatles SongFacts: The song originally began with a verse. George Martin suggested they have some sort of introduction. Paul fooled around and then came up with the variation on the chorus that is in the final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Hi All. Wondering if anyone can help with this potential Songfact: Song Name: Can't Buy me Love Artist: The Beatles SongFacts: The song originally began with a verse. George Martin suggested they have some sort of introduction. Paul fooled around and then came up with the variation on the chorus that is in the final. I don't know, but I did find this out. ...a Beatles hit with an unconventional start. Producer George Martin suggested that the band start the song with the chorus instead of the first verse as was normally done. ...a song that might have ended with a toilet flush had the Beatles had their way. There is a story that the Beatles first recorded this song in their dressing room while George was in the washroom. As the song finishes, the sound of a toilet flushing can be heard. The Beatles wanted to release that version but George Martin prevailed upon them to record it again in the studio. ...one of the Beatles top selling records...it only took them four takes and about an hour to record it. Also recorded at Pathe Marconi Studios in Paris along with a couple German versions of She loves you and I want to hold your hand - this was the only time in their careers that they recorded outside London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Can't Buy Me Love was written in Miami by Paul, with some of John's input. It was recorded in just 4 takes on January 29, 1964 at EMI's Pathé Marconi Studios in Paris. The first take shows how Paul intended the song with a bluesy vocal. John and George added repeat backing vocals that were also discarded. Take two was another attempt at this version. For the third take, the Beatles finalized the sound of the recording. This is the take to be found on Anthology I. After take three broke down, the song was completed with take four. Paul added an overdubbed vocal, and George's lead guitar was also dubbed. From start to finish, Can't Buy Me Love required less than one hour to record. The mono version was mixed on February 26, and an usued stereo vesrion was mixed on March 10. More than 2,100,000 advanced orders were placed for this single in the US alone, the highest ever for a single. Understandably, this was the first single to ever enter the charts at number 1. Can't Buy Me Love was also the third consecutive number 1 single, immediately following I Want To Hold Your Hand and She Loves You. In fact, on April 4, 1964 when Can't Buy Me Love was number 1, Beatle songs were also in chart positions 2, 3, 4, 5, and seven other spots in the Top 100. The next week, the Beatles had 14 of the Top 100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 "Can't Buy Me Love" was recorded in France at an EMI facility during sessions for "Komm, Gib Mir Diene Hand" and "Sie Liebt Dich", their only recording session for EMI outside of Britain. An EMI studio record for the March 10 session states that a "drummer" took part in the mixing session, making it very likely that a session drummer performed overdubs for the stereo version of "Can't Buy Me Love". It has long been noted that the drums for each song are different, and due to the shooting schedule for 'A Hard Day's Night' (which was being shot on this day) would have made it hard for Ringo to have been in the studio. Chart performance #1, April 2 - April 22 (3 weeks), Record Retailer (UK) #1, April 4 - May 8 (5 weeks), Billboard (US) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_jr_ Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 I love it when women talk music. siiighhh :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 I love it when women talk music. siiighhh :: hey jr, I'm only a woman on the weekends, and I thought that was our li'l secret ..sheeesh, can't tell jr anything. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 This is great stuff...thanks everybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Skriver Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 "It has long been noted that the drums for each song are different, and due to the shooting schedule for 'A Hard Day's Night' (which was being shot on this day) would have made it hard for Ringo to have been in the studio". Wouldn't it have been just as hard for the other three to get to the studio then? I think your hypothesis is pretty far out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 "It has long been noted that the drums for each song are different, and due to the shooting schedule for 'A Hard Day's Night' (which was being shot on this day) would have made it hard for Ringo to have been in the studio". Wouldn't it have been just as hard for the other three to get to the studio then? I think your hypothesis is pretty far out. It isn't actually my hypothesis, but I didn't see you offering any alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 Hey Katie, how about a reference to the site where you found that info? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 sure, I shoulda done that before Martin shot me down in his first post, lol. It is excellent Beatles info here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 Thanks for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 ... I don´t remember where I got mine... guess I googled... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 Don't you worry your sweet self Edna, it was only that Martin was questioning Katie's post and I asked for a source so he could read further from the site she found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted February 27, 2005 Report Share Posted February 27, 2005 Yes, but it made me think he´s right, we all should put the source of information... I might be quoting the Enquirer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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